Combined curry-comb and brush



(No Model.)

S. W. BURKE.

COMBINED CURRY 00MB AND BRUSH.

Patented May 27, 1890.

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COMBINED CURRY-COMB AND BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,010, dated May 27, i890.

Application filed December 12, 1889. Serial No. 333,425. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it 12mg concern:

Be it known that I, SOLON W. BURKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edon, in the county of Williams and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Curry-Combs andBrushes and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to combined currycombs and brushes, and has for its object to produce such a comb and brush which by a simple manipulation of the hand to change the angle of the brush will bring either the comb or brush portion into operation, while one or the other of such portions is at the same time taken out of action.

The invention also has for its object to embody such in a form that will practically keep the cost of manufacture within such bounds that the combined comb and brush can be manufactured and sold at about the cost of ordinary brushes or for less than the cost of the comb and brush made separately, and also to have a construction that will be strong and durable and not liable to get out of order.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other advantages as may result therefrom the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, hereinafter particularly described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a perspective of the combined comb and brush 5 Fig. 2,a cross-section through the same on line w :2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the brush bottom up.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the back of the brush, provided, as usual, with the strap 13 for the hand to pass" through and having the bristles O secured therein in the ordinary way, although under this invention they cover not the whole'but only a portion ofthe under side of the back A. The portion or section not occupied by the bristles is provided with the comb composed of the series under side of the back A.

of teeth D, secured to the plate E, which is held by screws or other suitable means to the It will be observed that the teeth extend parallel with the length of the brush. These teeth are placed in position, so that they will lie below the plane of the free ends of the brush-bristles, and so be out of action when the brush proper is being used, and can be brought into play by merely tilting or inclining the back A, which movement at the same time carries the bristles out of action. It will thus be seen that only one part of the combined comb and brushthat is, either the brush or the combwill be in action at one time, and that either desired can be brought into play by a simple manipulation of the hand to tilt the back. For instance, when the comb is to be used, the fingers of the hand bearing against the back next to the comb, it is only necessary to place the hand at an inclination that will lift the heel or the brush end of the device, which will throw the teeth portion into proper position for action, and when the brush is to be brought into play the heel is dropped, which lowers the bristles and raises the teeth. On the other hand,if it be desirable to use the brush without the comb and for a long period, the hand can be inserted to bring the fingers next to the brush or bristle portion of the device, and then the brush alone can be used for any period of time without any more fatigue than in using the ordinary brush that has no comb combined with it.

I prefer to raise above the plane of the 'secured end of the bristles the portion of the back carrying the comb, so as to form an offset or shoulder F, to which the comb will be secured, as by such an arrangement the teeth can be made of the most advantageous depth, and the best position of their ends relative to the free ends of the bristles is obtained, as illustrated. It is also preferred to incline the teeth from the bristles toward the end of the back, as such arrangement allows the brush to, be more easily thrown out of action and to be removed the farther from the point of action in grooming, and also, likewise, moves the teeth away when the brush is in action. The preferred manner of effecting that end is to taper or incline the surface of the shoulder F from the bristles to the end of the back, as shown.

I have described what I consider the best means to be employed and construction of parts to effect the several purposes described, but do not wish to be understood as restrictin g myself thereto,as it is obviousthat changes can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

IIavingdeseribed my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is- The combined curry-comb and brush composed of the base A, provided on its lower face with bristles and comb-teeth arranged to divide the lower face of the base int-o transverse sections, one of which is occupied by the comb- SOLON W. BURKE. Witnesses:

SoLoMoN METZLER, C. L. IIINE. 

